Jack, Volume 1Little, Brown & Company, 1900 - French literature |
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Page 7
... fear , my little Jack , your mother will not leave you . You shall see her again . " And with a queenly gesture , Madame de Bar- ancy added , " Go , my dear ! " And he went without a murmur , as though life had already reduced him to ...
... fear , my little Jack , your mother will not leave you . You shall see her again . " And with a queenly gesture , Madame de Bar- ancy added , " Go , my dear ! " And he went without a murmur , as though life had already reduced him to ...
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... fear of losing his hoard quite outweighed the joy he might have felt at seeing himself in print . Above all things he desired to discover some method of making a fortune , and , while in search of this , there occurred to him one day an ...
... fear of losing his hoard quite outweighed the joy he might have felt at seeing himself in print . Above all things he desired to discover some method of making a fortune , and , while in search of this , there occurred to him one day an ...
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... fear of what Moucie Bonfils might discover . And then , people are so malicious ! The little King might perhaps com- plain of the treatment he had received , and thus bring discredit upon the school . Consequently in his statement to ...
... fear of what Moucie Bonfils might discover . And then , people are so malicious ! The little King might perhaps com- plain of the treatment he had received , and thus bring discredit upon the school . Consequently in his statement to ...
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... fear of infection ; it formed a mysterious corner at the end of the garden , a spot surrounded by gloom and mystery and terror , and seemed to await some event more occult and dread than all the doctor's drugs . Jack longed to see his ...
... fear of infection ; it formed a mysterious corner at the end of the garden , a spot surrounded by gloom and mystery and terror , and seemed to await some event more occult and dread than all the doctor's drugs . Jack longed to see his ...
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... fear of falling into the mulatto's hands again made him cover the distance more rapidly . At every step some fresh cause of apprehension thrilled him , and he quickened his pace . Some- times it was Moronval's broad - brimmed hat whose ...
... fear of falling into the mulatto's hands again made him cover the distance more rapidly . At every step some fresh cause of apprehension thrilled him , and he quickened his pace . Some- times it was Moronval's broad - brimmed hat whose ...
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Page 103 - DE L'ENFANT A SON RÉVEIL O père qu'adore mon père ! Toi qu'on ne nomme qu'à genoux! Toi, dont le nom terrible et doux Fait courber le front de ma mère! On dit que ce brillant soleil N'est qu'un jouet de ta puissance; Que sous tes pieds il se balance Comme une lampe de vermeil. On dit que c'est toi qui fais naître Les petits oiseaux dans les champs, Et qui...
Page xxiv - Did we think victory great ? So it is — but now it seems to me, when it cannot be help'd, that defeat is great, And that death and dismay are great.
Page 285 - ... workman, is no longer what it used to be ; oh, no ! not at all the same thing, not at all. You must know that the time- of the working-man has now come. The middle classes have had their day, the aristocracy likewise. Although, I must say, the aristocracy- Moreover, is it not more natural at your age, to allow yourself to be guided by those who love you, and who are experienced ? " A sob from the child interrupted her. " Then you too send me away; you too send me away.